 Achilles Tendon
"Achilles Tendon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Tendon that connects the muscles in the back of the calf to the HEEL BONE.
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D000125
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.880.176
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| Concept/Terms |
Achilles Tendon- Achilles Tendon
- Tendon, Achilles
- Calcaneal Tendon
- Calcaneal Tendons
- Tendon, Calcaneal
- Tendons, Calcaneal
- Tendo Calcaneus
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| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Achilles Tendon" by people in Profiles.
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Cushman DM, Nowak AS, Cone Le Beaumont WR, Stokes D. Phenotype of Achilles Tendon Ultrasonographic Abnormalities and Their Relationship to Future Time-Loss Injury. Clin J Sport Med. 2025 Mar 11; 35(4):505-507.
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Cushman DM, Stokes D, Vu L, Corcoran B, Fredericson M, Eby SF, Teramoto M. Ultrasound as a predictor of time-loss injury for the patellar tendon, Achilles tendon and plantar fascia in division I collegiate athletes. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Feb 06; 59(4):241-248.
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Krieg B, Dayton M, Alfonso N. Re-revision Extensor Mechanism Reconstruction Because of Nonunion and Tendon Failure After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Orthopedics. 2024 Sep-Oct; 47(5):e273-e276.
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Brindis RG, Bradley SM. Longitudinal Patient Data: The "Achilles Heel" of Procedural Cardiovascular Registries. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Mar 11; 17(5):632-634.
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Hanlon SL, Pohlig RT, Silbernagel KG. Differences in Recovery of Tendon Health Explained by Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Subgroups: A 6-Month Follow-up. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2023 04; 53(4):217-234.
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Marty E, Genuario J, Aretakis A, Shinsako K, Frank RM. Left Knee Open Rectus Femoris Repair With Achilles Allograft Augmentation: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2023 Jan 01; 13(1).
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Zellers JA, Edalati M, Eekhoff JD, McNish R, Tang SY, Lake SP, Mueller MJ, Hastings MK, Zheng J. Quantative MRI predicts tendon mechanical behavior, collagen composition, and organization. J Orthop Res. 2023 10; 41(10):2329-2338.
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Attia AK, Mahmoud K, d'Hooghe P, Bariteau J, Labib SA, Myerson MS. Outcomes and Complications of Open Versus Minimally Invasive Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Am J Sports Med. 2023 03; 51(3):825-836.
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Grävare Silbernagel K, Malliaras P, de Vos RJ, Hanlon S, Molenaar M, Alfredson H, van den Akker-Scheek I, Antflick J, van Ark M, Färnqvist K, Haleem Z, Kaux JF, Kirwan P, Kumar B, Lewis T, Mallows A, Masci L, Morrissey D, Murphy M, Newsham-West R, Norris R, O'Neill S, Peers K, Sancho I, Seymore K, Vallance P, van der Vlist A, Vicenzino B. ICON 2020-International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium Consensus: A Systematic Review of Outcome Measures Reported in Clinical Trials of Achilles Tendinopathy. Sports Med. 2022 Mar; 52(3):613-641.
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Hanlon SL, Pohlig RT, Silbernagel KG. Beyond the Diagnosis: Using Patient Characteristics and Domains of Tendon Health to Identify Latent Subgroups of Achilles Tendinopathy. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Sep; 51(9):440-448.
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